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Today I felt like I'm really being tested. I have to swallow my pride and do something I have promised myself that I will never do so u can say I'm at my wits' end having to change my mind. To tell the truth, it's really embarrassing for me but hopefully by end of the month or early next month everything will be back to normal again. Phew...it's been one hell of a day. And today I realized that I had been such a fool. Have u ever helped out people when they were down but then all your kindness seemed to be forgotten just like that? It's not like I expect them to say, "Oh Ivy, u are my saviour, u are my God... I worship the ground u walk." Oh well, it's hard to go into details and I don't think I want to anyway. I want to just wake up tomorrow and hope things will be so much better than today. Thanks again Yon for being the place to let out all my anger. I owe it to your advice in taking a huge step today.... to let go and never to look back at all... and I mean never. Damn the person who ruin the day for me today.

Oh well, back to happier subject. I'm stuck home today. Well, that's not a happy subject actually hehehe.... but I did get a great news from my FIL. He's giving me a sum of money for my hong bao ^.^ And I'm not talking about the same amount as I get for my monthly pocket money (which to me is already a huge sum). This is so much more. He gave me a sum of money to put into time deposit last time and this time, he actually gave me more than twice of what I got end of last year. It's really crazy I tell u. I can't believe how lucky I am to have a FIL like that. One setback is that the time deposit will be kept by Sam so I won't actually feel like I own it but I will get extra pocket money in my bank every month in addition to the one my FIL gave me. Even if I ever get that position as a manager, I will never earn this much! Hahaha... So this is really a GREAT news. Itung2 ga pa2 deh.... rugi dikit untuk mendapat hasil yg lebih banyak, bener ga, bener ga? hihihi....

Yesterday, I brought Casey to Dr Jani for a check-up. Went to Criollo first to get the Chinese New Year package I ordered for him. Normally I bought a fruit parcel for Dr Jani during X'mas but since he was away last X'mas, I thought might as well give him one during the CNY. This is how the package looks like :

The whole box

When opened....ta daa....

Choco Hazelnut Cake inside the red box

I ordered another cake for the kids and me coz if u guys have a bite of it, u will agree with me that it's just simply the best. The chocolate cake isn't too sweet. It's soft and moist yet if u just have a tiny weeny bite, u find yourself in my shoes and can't stop eating it. Today, we are left with half of it so screw the diet for the time being. It's 'food-galore-for-me' week!

The pic above is my cooking : Stir Fried Black Pepper Beef. Don't look at me in awe first. I owe it to the ready stock black pepper sauce sold widely in supermarket. I just love cooking when it's that practical. Who wouldn't? Well, probably I'm speaking for myself coz the friends I know who enjoy cooking or baking (yes u ladies, Livy, Amy, Gina & Suli), they love doing everything from scratch. So opposite of me Anyway, this sauce is delicious and I only need to add onions and green bellpeppers. So easy, right? Cecil loves this one a lot.

And this morning, I have already prepared all the hong baos since Chinese New Year is just 2 days' away.

Sam's been pretty generous this year so I don't have to fork out to give to my nephews and nieces hehehe....

The morning and noon I spent mostly in BCA. Damn the bank was so crowded today. Even if u are there just to print your account book. It was really so frustrating. That's why I said today my patience was being tested to the limit =.=

Fenny came over at 2pm to give the kids something for the Chinese New Year : CNY Cupcakes! Hihihi....

Haven't tasted them yet coz I was busy eating the choco hazelnut cake. Can u believe it I only eat instant noodle today??.... and only once.

Tom Yam instant noodles..... my favorite flavor of all ^.^ Okay, gotta go down to cook dinner now. Expect a change of skin in a couple of days (or even tonight) coz I'm getting sick of this one.

A Watch From Ria

I have this bad habit.....but I guess those who frequent my blog know that. I can hardly stick with a skin long enough for people to say, "Wow, I'm amazed.... it's been awhile since she changes skin." Yeap I tend to get bored easily with my skin. Considering that I have too much free time at my hand, that's not a crime either hehehe....

Yesterday I stayed home the whole day. Not whole day coz we did go to the church in the morning. Actually I can just call up the cab but I'm just too lazy to go out.

At around 3pm, Ria came over with Wito and her friend, Ivan. She gave me a belated birthday present ; a DKNY watch shown in the pic below worn by Casey.

Thanks, Ria & Wito. Love it a lot ^.^

Today, I went to TA for awhile coz Casey wanted to eat Bakso Afung. Then came home and spent my time on YM chatting with the girls. I also asked Wiwin a lot about photography stuffs. Now my head is really messed up. So many things but u know when u get old, it tends to get harder to remember everything u hear. Unless of course it's something juicy hehehe....

Talking about memory hmmmm.... after sending the kids to school, I came home to sleep again. I slept at past 2am this morning so it was really hard for me to stay awake having only 4 hours of sleep. Sam came home at around 8am and was pissed off coz he thought I forgot to buy the door handle like he told me to. Half asleep, I asked him when did he tell me to buy. Then he said, "Lu selalu gitu....sekalinya barang lu aja selalu ingetin terus. Gua cuman pesen beli 1 hal doang bisa ga inget." He was really mad. I can hear from his tone and I didn't go to sleep after that coz my mood totally changed. I kept thinking hard when he asked me to buy but no matter how hard I tried to recall, I just couldn't remember. I know I am poor with my memory but just now it came to a point where I was really depressed at how bad my memory is. Then I asked my driver. U know what? Turned out Sam only told the driver and he didn't instruct me to buy. The nerve of him!!! And when I sms him just now, he only replied, "Hihihi...gitu ya. Sori, gua lupa gua cuman pesen ma si Agus bukan ma lu." Aaargh..... It's okay though. It's not like he was mad at me the whole morning. Last time when he got mad, he can stay mad the whole day but these days, he's in much better control of his temper. I really should learn from him.

Anyway, I got my monthly allowance today. Yipee.... So I don't have to wait till Wednesday to get my digicam. I'm going tomorrow. There was a funny incident when Michael called me up just now to tell me that I will only get the underwater housing in 2 weeks' time. It's really embarrassing so I think I'll skip that part of the conversation. I only told it to Yon and she was laughing her ass off everytime she remembered about it so I should save myself from further embarrassment.

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I was supposed to enroll myself in Fitness First today when Casey was having her ice skating lesson but I totally forgot about it till I got home. I had to look for belated present for my niece, Valentine. She specifically told me that she wants minnie mouse stuffs. I thought it's cheap but just one measly blouse and a pair of jeans cost me almost Rp 300K. Geez... I should have just buy the kitchen set which is slightly more expensive. And the present doesn't look big enough. I mean if I spend that much, I want the present to scream "I'm an expensive gift!!!" Hehehe... Maybe I'm asking for too much.

Zara is having sale but nothing caught my eye. Not even when I went to Kamiseta. This is really weird. I'm losing my interest in clothes when I shouldn't coz I really need to get bigger jeans to fit my ass in. Everytime I look at a nice pair of jeans and look at the price, I ended up not buying coz I thought it will be a waste of money. I have too many jeans anyway. Okay, half the amount of my tops. That's pretty crazy, right? I don't feel like throwing out any of them but if I intend to get new ones I need to coz my wardrobe is overflowing. Very soon Sam will complain again.

My Bali's trip is fixed. Sam already booked the tickets and the hotel. We'll be staying at Discovery Kartika Plaza. Sam wanted to book a family room actually but I told him just the standard will do. It's not like we're going to spend the whole day in the hotel so it's really unnecessary to waste that kind of money. I even suggested something out of the ordinary.

Me: Kalo perlu book aja kamar yg semalem Rp 8oK
Sam: Heh? Are u serious?
Me: Kenapa ngga?
Sam: Emang ada hotel yg semalem Rp 80K di Bali?
Me: Ada tuh. Temen Ria taon lalu ke sana nginep di tempat itu.
Sam: Halaaah.... lu aja sana yg nginep. Paling ntar lu ditawarin semalem brp. Hotel yg murah gitu mah biasa tempat pelacuran. Ya u know lah.... tempat yg orang mau ONS tapi ga mau keluar duit banyak.
Me (after looking at DKP Hotel) : Kamarnya keliatan agak kuno ya? Ga ada yg lebih bagus apa? Oberoi aja yuk.... (of course it's just a joke. It costs Rp 2 mill/night!)
Sam: Yeesssss....
Me: Beneran?
Sam: Yeesssss.....in your dream!
Me: Huh....
Sam: Lagian.... dari Rp 80K langsung minta yg Rp 2 mill....

Make sense too.... I mean, what can u expect from a Rp 80K room in Bali? I can't imagine what kind of place it is. Anyway, I've text NoniQ to tell her about Yon n my plans so hopefully the 3 of us can meet together there. She's just as excited as we are about this ^.^ Might go to her cafe and see what it's like....depending on Sam's mood. He changes his mind faster than I change my clothes =.=

I have lunch in Ta Wan today. Ordered my favorite Kung Pao Chicken and tried this new menu Udang Telor Asin.

Doesn't look like the normal one, right? Taste a bit weird too but it's still nice. Crystal Jade's one is still the best.

As Casey will be celebrating her birthday in 3 more months, I'm still helping her to think what theme to use for her birthday party this time. She wanted HSM (High School Musical) like Cecil's party but I'm so sick of it already. Suggested her to use Disney Princess instead. And while browsing, I saw these Disney Princess cupcakes :

Cute, eh? But I'll definitely order the cake from Pasadena again. They really have huge collection or can even do it as long as u provide them the pics and give them a rough idea of what u want.

I'm a little worried at the moment actually so don't mind me ranting pointlessly from just now. My dad is in Penang with Ivan right now for a check up. Ivan told me that he's not feeling well but when I called him up 2 days ago to ask him about his trip to Penang, he told me it's just for holiday, nothing to worry about =.= I know he doesn't want me to worry but that makes me more sad. Keeping my fingers crossed that everything is going to be okay.

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I really, really need to learn how to make Pastel Tutup very soon or I'll go damn broke by end of the month! It's like it's the only food I can think of these days. I just came back from Irene's house buying 2 more this time. Gave 1 to my MIL and one for us, which 1/3 of it is already in my tummy.

Anyway, I'm not in one of my best moods at the moment. Probably due to PMS but really, what I just found out pissed me off so much. Have u all realized that no matter how good u treat someone, one day that person can just turn away from u without giving a good enough reason for his/her behavior? I mean let's say u are friends with A. U don't think u have any problems with him/her. Then one day he/she started to ignore u. Not literally but hellooooo....when someone gives u a cold shoulder surely u can sense it, right? After all, we women do have that sixth sense thingy. Initially, of course u tried to shrug it off making up excuses on his/her behalf. Then one day....WHAM.... suddenly everything becomes crystal clear to u. That he/she doesn't regard u as his/her friend anymore. What u do?? If for me, I'm totally cutting ties with that person. I'm not born with a heart of gold... I can't pretend not to know what's already obvious. Unless of course I know that the friendship is worth saving.... Look at the bright side, one present less to give out this year ^.^

I'm going down in awhile to cook Bak Kut Teh. Hopefully it turns out alright. Kids are so waiting for the food so it really better be good *stressed* And tomorrow, kids are going to Kidzania again. Going to be a day filled with throwing dirty looks at other mommies again. I just realized that people here are so disorganized. Either they don't want to queue or they just don't feel it's necessary. That is sooooo annoying. I always teach the kids to queue wherever they are. No cutting lines or whatsoever. And I have to teach them to fight for their right. If they are being cut, they have to fight back. Don't just stand still and grumble. It won't help. Damn....they are so soft sometimes. After all I can't always stand up for them right? It's just so improper for a middle aged woman to go bashing every kids who cut her daughter's line. That's why parents should really teach their kids how to queue and not to ever, ever cut others' line!!!! If real life is like those comic strips, I would have jumped and pulled out every kids' heads who don't follow simple rules like this. Sadly, in reality that isn't allowed.

Okay...cooking timeeeee.....